Is it possible to reserve spots for materials in a passive provider chest?

[Zefnoly]

I have outposts where i deliver reserve materials for repairs like walls, turrets and repairpacks. I got one cart on every train with 3 spots reserved for these 3 different materials. But at the outpost my current system of storing them is placing 3 different provider chests with 3 different smart inserters filtered to pick one of these for each thing. But how can i reserve spots on chests? Is it only possible on trains? I tried to do the same way you reserve spots on the train wagoon on the chest but it doesn't work.

[Muffinman]

No. You can not reserve spots in passive provider chests.

[LtKillPuppy]

You could always use a stationary cargo wagon as a storage system on the other end. But that's pretty ugly.

You can use combiners to do basic logic tests, so only run an inserter if the chest contains than X items of a certain type.

[Zefnoly]

Originally posted by LtKillPuppy:

You could always use a stationary cargo wagon as a storage system on the other end. But that's pretty ugly.

You can use combiners to do basic logic tests, so only run an inserter if the chest contains than X items of a certain type.

The reason i want it for the provider chest in the first place is because i got maintance drones repairing the outposts after attacks

[Corman]

If you connect the smart inserter to the passive provider chest with a logic wire. You can set a limit on the item in the smart inserter.

[Zefnoly]

Originally posted by Corman:

If you connect the smart inserter to the passive provider chest with a logic wire. You can set a limit on the item in the smart inserter.

Thank you!!! Just what i wanted.